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More Antarctic protections urged on World Penguin Day

by Martin Parry Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The world needs to do more to protect the Antarctic wilderness and its wildlife, scientists warned Tuesday, as they marked World Penguin Day. The flightless seabirds — a favorite with children for their clumsy, waddling gait — offer a useful yardstick for researchers to judge the health of their habitat. “Penguins are great ambassadors for understanding the need to conserve Southern Ocean resources,” Christian Reiss, an Antarctic […]

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DIGITAL NEST Feature: Cherry Blossoms in Newark New Jersey?

DIGITAL NEST|Newark, New Jersey By: Tennie Sumague, New York Bureau April is known as cherry blossom season and the best place to see a plethora of trees in its splendor? Not in Washington D.C. but in Newark, New Jersey. Only 40 minutes away by train from New York Penn Station, one can travel to Newark Penn Station and take the New Jersey Light Rail to Branch Brook Park, the first county park and home to […]

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SC clears Torre de Manila construction

(Eagle News Service) –The Supreme Court has allowed construction of the Torre de Manila condominium project near Luneta, Manila to continue, saying, among others, that there was no law that prohibits such. Voting 9-6, SC spokesperson Theodore Te on Tuesday said the High Court lifted the temporary restraining order it issued on the 49-story building construction on June 15, 2015, after it dismissed the petition for mandamus filed by the Order of the Knights of Rizal […]

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NBA: Warriors advance with rout of Trail Blazers

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors punched their ticket to the second round of the NBA playoffs in emphatic style on Monday, with a 128-103 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Stephen Curry scored 37 points with eight assists and seven rebounds before sitting out the fourth quarter as the Warriors wrapped up a four-game sweep of the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series. The Warriors’ 45 first-quarter points tied the NBA […]

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US state of Arkansas executes two prisoners in one night: official

by Sébastien Blanc Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) –The southern state of Arkansas, rushing to execute several inmates before a lethal drug expires next week, put to death two inmates late Monday, the first double execution in the United States in 17 years. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said that Jack Jones and Marcel Williams, both sentenced to death in the 1990s, were executed by lethal injection after higher courts rejected their final legal […]

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N. Korea marks military anniversary with firing drill

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Nuclear-armed North Korea on Tuesday marked a military anniversary with a conventional firing drill, reports said, as the South announced joint naval exercises with a United States aircraft carrier in the flashpoint region. Speculation had mounted that Pyongyang could carry out a sixth nuclear test or another missile launch to mark 85 years since the founding of its army. But no such event — which usually happens in the morning […]

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Featured photos: Flower power at the Showa Kinen Park in Japan attracts tourists

        With flowers all around and beautiful trees by the water completing a postcard-perfect scenery, the Showa Memorial Park (Showa Kinen Koen) attracts locals and tourists alike. Established in 1983, the park was planned as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the reign of Emperor Hirohito (posthumously, Emperor Showa) that happened eight years before, in 1975. The park is located in Tachikawa, just over an hour west of Tokyo. It is […]

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Japan, US and South Korea agree to cooperate closely on North Korea

TOKYO , Japan (Reuters) — Representatives of the United States, South Korea and Japan spoke to reporters on Tuesday (April 25) after holding trilateral talks regarding the evolving situation in North Korea. Joseph Yun, the United States Special Representative for North Korea Policy, said that member countries that have signed United Nations Security Council’s resolutions have a critical role to play. He also highlighted the importance of China’s role. Kim Hong-kyun, the Republic of Korea’s Special […]

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Watch: Magnificent sight of Hukou Waterfall (courtesy CCTV)

JIXIAN COUNTY, China (CCTV) — A section of the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in Jixian County, north China’s Shanxi Province, has turned the water from yellow to clear, presenting a magnificent sight that attracts crowds of visitors. Water flows of the Yellow River usually become low in the period from April to June every year, when minor waterfalls have disappeared, leaving only the major one, with the water turning from yellow sandy into […]

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“Evangelical Medical Mission” isinagawa ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Rodriguez Municipal Jail

RODRIGUEZ, Rizal (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ang Iglesia Ni Cristo ng  Medical and Dental Mission sa Rodriguez Municipal Jail. Katuwang nila sa nasabing aktibidad ang New Era General Hospital at nakipagtulungan din ang pamunuan ng Rodriguez Municipal Jail (BJMP). Pinangunahan ito ni Bro. Jeremias Mendoza III, Assistant District Minister ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Distrito ng Central. Kasama rin si Bro. Jovel Dexter Tubig, Ministro ng Ebanghelyo at mga miyembo ng INC. Mainit man ang panahon ay nabigyan […]

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